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The Americanization of the British press, 1830s-1914 : speed in the age of transatlantic journalism / Joel H. Wiener.

Van Pelt Library PN5117 .W46 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wiener, Joel H.
Series:
Palgrave studies in the history of the media
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Press--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Press.
Press--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Journalism--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Journalism.
History.
Great Britain.
Journalism--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Press--United States--Influence--History--19th century.
Press--United States--Influence--History--20th century.
United States.
Physical Description:
ix, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Contents:
Introduction
The fear of Americanization
The beginnings of sensationalism
The democratization of news
The stimulus of war
Expansion of the press
Gossip and other matters
The new journalism: Pulitzer and Stead
A mass press: Hearst and Harmsworth
The modernization of journalism.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780230581869
0230581862
OCLC:
729342507

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